HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics20.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive67% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130509
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 02 '21 at 17:49
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1620 0-$345
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Memory 78.8
1-Core 96.8
2-Core 197
71% 124 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 500
56% 441 Pts
64-Core 490
30% 490 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
Asus(1043 843B) 2GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
20.8% Poor
Lighting 23.6
Reflection 26
Parallax 32.2
19% 27.3 fps
MRender 33.9
Gravity 30.4
Splatting 25.3
24% 29.9 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 20.8%
Great: 21%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900613
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 194 61 61 63 71 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
67% Good
Read 430
Write 261
Mixed 331
SusWrite 115
63% 284 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 56.2
4K Mixed 24.8
101% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 176
159% 240 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 67%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B5773DH0-CK0 M391B5773DH0-CK0 M391B5773DH0-CK0 M391B1G73BH0-CK0 M391B5773DH0-CK0 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 8192, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
53.2% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 15.1
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 11.7
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 82.8
48% 82.8 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,666 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z420 Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $373
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